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                STATE WATER BOARD 
                   BOARD MEETING 
                  Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 10:00 a.m. 
                  Coastal Hearing Room –  Second Floor 
                    Joe Serna Jr./Cal/EPA  Building 
                  1001 I Street, Sacramento  | 
               
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      DECLARATION OF A QUORUM 
        Tam M. Doduc, Chair; Gary Wolff, P.E., Ph.D, Vice Chair;  Arthur G. Baggett, Jr., Member; 
        Charlie  Hoppin, Member; Frances Spivy-Weber, Member 
      BOARD  MEETING 
      Public comments on agenda items  will be limited to 3 minutes or otherwise at the discretion of the Board Chair 
      PUBLIC FORUM   
      Any member of the public may address and ask questions of the Board relating to any matter within the State Water Board’s jurisdiction provided the matter is not on the agenda, or pending before the State Water Resources Control Board or any California Regional Water Quality Control Board.  
      BOARD BUSINESS 
      1. The Board will consider adoption of the October 7, 2008, Board Meeting minutes. 
      2.  Board Member Report  
      UNCONTESTED ITEM (Item 3*)  
      *3.	Consideration of a proposed  Resolution authorizing acceptance of a federal grant to continue contaminant  source investigation activities in the San Gabriel Valley.) 
      DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY  
      4.	Consideration of a proposed  Resolution approving an  amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region to subdivide Reach 4 of the Santa Clara River as two separate  reaches. (Written comments are due by  12:00 noon on October 10, 2008.) 
	  
      5. Consideration of a  proposed Resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan  for the San Diego Region to incorporate revised conditional waivers of waste discharge requirements for specific types of discharge. (Written comments were due by 12:00 noon on September 22, 2008.)
       INFORMATIONAL ITEM 
      6. Executive Director's Report  
      To be held in Conference Room 230 
      7. Consideration of State Water Board priorities and member assignments for the upcoming year. (No Action will be taken on this Item) 
      CLOSED SESSION 
      Closed Sessions are not open to the public 
      
       
        - The  Board will meet in closed session to deliberate on a proposed order following a  hearing on proposed revocation of the United States Bureau of Reclamation’s  permits to divert water for the Auburn Dam Project from the North Fork American  River and Knickerbocker Creek in  Placer and El Dorado   Counties.  This closed session is authorized under  Government Code section 11126, subdivision (c)(3)
 
       
        
      
      
        
          Important  Information!! 
            Unless otherwise specified, submittal of written comments must be received by 12:00 p.m., October 16, 2008, and will not be accepted after that time.  
            Submittal of electronic Powerpoint presentations must be received by 12:00 p.m., October 17, 2008, and will not be accepted after that time. 
            Submittals are to be sent via e-mail to the Clerk to the Board at commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov.  Please indicate in the subject line, “10/21/08 BOARD MEETING (fill in bolded subject from appropriate item).”  If you have questions about the agenda, contact the Clerk to the Board at (916) 341 5600. 
            Agenda and  items will be available electronically at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/calendar/index.shtml. 
            * Items on  the uncontested items calendar may be removed at the request of any Board  member or person.  If an item is removed  from the uncontested items calendar, it will only be voted on at this meeting  if the Board accepts the staff recommendation for the agenda item.  Otherwise, the item will be continued to a  subsequent board meeting to allow input by interested persons. 
            Video broadcast of meetings will be available at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/. 
            For a map to our building, visit: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EPABldg/location.htm.  For security purposes, all visitors are  required to sign in and receive a badge prior to entering the building.  Valid picture identification may be required  due to the security level so please allow up to 15 minutes for this  process.  Individuals who require special  accommodations are requested to contact the Office of Employee Assistance, at  (916) 341-5881.  | 
         
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